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dan bongino, thank you. we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >>> it's not all about the pomp and circumstance about today's inauguration, we are also wondering what exactly the president will say when he's sworn in. we'll have that, straight ahead. look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy.
dan bongino, thank you. we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >>> it's not all about the pomp and circumstance about today's inauguration, we are also wondering what exactly the president will say when he's sworn in. we'll have that, straight ahead. look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. hi, i'm ensure...
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. >> we want to head across town to find our dan lothian. dan, another historic moment right before noon in the blue room. >> that's right. it's because it's a constitutional requirement that the president takes the oath on this day. just before noon, so the president taking that oath in a private ceremony. surrounded by close family members and friends, the first lady, the first daughters, his sister, his mother-in-law and brother-in-law during that ceremony that lasted just about 30 seconds. and the big public ceremony will take place tomorrow at the capitol and this was a chance for the president in a private ceremony at the swearing in here in the blue room. you saw and heard the president a few seconds ago, take a listen at the very end, after the president started greeting the first lady and the first daughters. >> thank you. dy it. i did it. >> so, leave it to the first daughters. the daughter sasha telling the president he didn't mess up. that's a reference to four years ago. when during that public ceremony they kind of stepped on s
. >> we want to head across town to find our dan lothian. dan, another historic moment right before noon in the blue room. >> that's right. it's because it's a constitutional requirement that the president takes the oath on this day. just before noon, so the president taking that oath in a private ceremony. surrounded by close family members and friends, the first lady, the first daughters, his sister, his mother-in-law and brother-in-law during that ceremony that lasted just about...
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dan, thanks very much. john has some of the other headlines this hour. >>> including the manti te'o story. twists and turns if that mysterious case of the notre dame linebacker and his fictitious girlfriend. notre dame linebacker says he was the victim of a cruel hoax. he spoke off kacamera with espn jeremy schaap and said as recently as last wednesday he believed his girlfriend was real person even know he never met her. schaap says he seemed believable and sincere throughout the interview. >> i can say the entire 2 1/2 hours that we spoke, he was completely composed, self-assured, he by trayed no nervousness. he mad full command of the story suggests that it's a story rather than the truth. but he had a full command of everything that i posed. >> sources tell cnn an investigation has uncovered the names of three people believed to have started that hoax. >>> many words of contrition from lance armstrong in that sensational interview in which he admits that, in fact, he did cheat as a professional cyclist
dan, thanks very much. john has some of the other headlines this hour. >>> including the manti te'o story. twists and turns if that mysterious case of the notre dame linebacker and his fictitious girlfriend. notre dame linebacker says he was the victim of a cruel hoax. he spoke off kacamera with espn jeremy schaap and said as recently as last wednesday he believed his girlfriend was real person even know he never met her. schaap says he seemed believable and sincere throughout the...
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dan lothian, thank you, dan, appreciate it. the presidential inauguration festivities will continue. and cnn to take you live to the inaugural balls. celebrities and musical acts. cnn starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. and today's historic and public inauguration is expected to be a little -- i don't know if you can call 800,000 people low key, half the number of people here four years ago. much, much warmer, something like 9 degrees four years ago. so, so cold and now somewhere in the 30s. which is practically broiling, right, christi paul? she is talking to folks who have come out on the national mall. >> hi, how are you? i can't imagine. it's freezing here. i don't care. everybody jumping around and the sun is coming up. a beautiful sun rise right behind me coming up, across the horizon and a lot of volunteers have been talking about, you are right, crowds are lighter, a lot of people left at 3:00, 4:00 to get here, haven't had any problem, the parade might be another story, though. a lot of people are hoping to get over to the
dan lothian, thank you, dan, appreciate it. the presidential inauguration festivities will continue. and cnn to take you live to the inaugural balls. celebrities and musical acts. cnn starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. and today's historic and public inauguration is expected to be a little -- i don't know if you can call 800,000 people low key, half the number of people here four years ago. much, much warmer, something like 9 degrees four years ago. so, so cold and now somewhere in the 30s. which...
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thank you, dan. appreciate that. let's get right to brianna keilar at the church, where the president is expected to keep up what is a d.c. tradition. he's going to attend a pre-inaugural service there. tell us about that, brianna. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, soledad. this is a tradition started by fdr, coming here to st. john's on inauguration day, but it was james madison who first started attending services at this church, and he chose a pew not at the front of the church, but in the middle of the congregation, and that is where you will see the obamas sitting here today during this pretty short and sweet church service, we're told. it should be a normal prayer service. the second family will be here as well. and there are a number of people in the congregation who are ticket holders. st. john's is also significant because the pastor here, luis leo leoo leon, will be delivering the ben diction later today. he wasn't the first pick. the first pick was louis giglio, an evangelical minister who wi
thank you, dan. appreciate that. let's get right to brianna keilar at the church, where the president is expected to keep up what is a d.c. tradition. he's going to attend a pre-inaugural service there. tell us about that, brianna. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, soledad. this is a tradition started by fdr, coming here to st. john's on inauguration day, but it was james madison who first started attending services at this church, and he chose a pew not at the front of the...
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. >> dan lothian is on the south lawn of the white house. dan, the president is now basically two hours into his second term. i was going to ask, what happens now? obviously it's all moving toward the big day tomorrow. what's going on? >> that's right. well you know this is a little down time for the president after a very busy day next up for the president and the vice president tonight, both of them will be attending a candlelight service at the national building museum here in washington. caps off again a very busy day that started. the president and vice president laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery and the president attending an african-american in the district and the swearing in ceremony that you pointed out a few seconds ago where the president surrounded by a few close family members and friends taking the oath. the interesting moment i think came at the very end, where the first daughter sasha said to the president. that he didn't mess up. the president acknowledging some relief saying that quote, i did it. this of cours
. >> dan lothian is on the south lawn of the white house. dan, the president is now basically two hours into his second term. i was going to ask, what happens now? obviously it's all moving toward the big day tomorrow. what's going on? >> that's right. well you know this is a little down time for the president after a very busy day next up for the president and the vice president tonight, both of them will be attending a candlelight service at the national building museum here in...
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dan lothian is following the developments. break down the plan for us here. >> good morning, john this is a much-anticipated plan and some of it is cocording to sources w the president has banned in the past. the ban on assault weapons after the connecticut shooting. the president and vice president came out in support of that. that is on the president's list of recommendations. in addition, he hopes to press for a ban on the high-capacity magazines, and a new part of this is with more than ten rounds. that's important, because it would limit the ability of a gunman to be able to fire off multiple rounds, such as 30 rounds in a shorter period of time. and then universal background checks for anyone purchasing a gun would have to undergo not only criminal checks, but mental health checks, whether you are buying a gun at a gun show or private sales. and finally, one issue talked about, mental illness, everyone agrees that's a component of this debate. the president wants to make sure there are funds available to treat mental ill
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a lot of things they're trying to deal with. >> dan lothian at the white house. thank you very much. >>> about 18 minutes past the hour. right now let's get you updated on all the news this morning. after denial, lance armstrong has reportedly admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. the interview will be broadcast on oprah's tv network on thursday. >> more controversy for troubled actress lindsay lohan. the 26-year-old is expected to be arraigned on charges of a car crash from last june when she was already on probation. she fired her long-time l.a. attorney who has managed somehow to keep her out of jail so many times. >>> retail market walmart rolling out the red carpet for the military veterans. the company will announce a plan to provide a job to any service meb who's received an honorable discharge within the past year. the new hiring program will begin on memorial day, may 27, and last five years. that's a nice program. >>> it's time for your early reads, your local news that is making national headlines. first from the southeast mercury news which h
a lot of things they're trying to deal with. >> dan lothian at the white house. thank you very much. >>> about 18 minutes past the hour. right now let's get you updated on all the news this morning. after denial, lance armstrong has reportedly admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. the interview will be broadcast on oprah's tv network on thursday. >> more controversy for troubled actress lindsay lohan. the 26-year-old is expected to be arraigned on charges of a car...
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. >> dan rueters is live in london. what do we know about the group taking responsibility? >> reporter: well, that had are sort of a splinter group, an affiliate of al qaeda in the islamic magnificent rred. led by mokhtar belmokhtar. he fought in the '80s against the soviets. he has been involved in people trafficking, drugs, and he has done a lot of kidnapping as well. most motivated by ransom and money. this may end up getting resolved. a notorious character, and described by french intelligence as mr. untouchable. known locally for being involved in cigarette smuggling. this is part of a wider, regional conflict, links to mali, that these islam iist groups in algeria are getting in on. furious that algeria has allowed french planes to fliory algerian air space to attack insurients, islamists in northern mali. >> what about plans or missions to get hostages out? >> well, we know from the ministry of information in algeria, that they are surrounded. the terrorists, and that a large number of security forces have gone to the gas plant. they were conflicting reports of the a
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for more, let's go to dan rivers in london. what are the latest reports there on the hostage situation? >> effectively, according to the minister of information in algeria, this is a standoff. the algerian security forces surrounded this gas plant in the far east of algeria. the islamists are holed up inside, holding a number of western hostages. we don't know the exact numbers. there's been a press conference this morning from the norwegian stat oil company. it is saying that it had 17 employees there, 5 escaped. and therefore 12 remain unaccounted for. not clear if all are being held hostage or if some escaped into the desert. it's a confused situation. the state department confirmed there are americans among those being held. we understand as well possibly british, japanese, french as well as those norwegians. a number of countries being embroiled in this hostage crisis which looks like it may have been precipitated by algeria's decision to allow french planes to fly of the country as part of its ongoing military campaign in
for more, let's go to dan rivers in london. what are the latest reports there on the hostage situation? >> effectively, according to the minister of information in algeria, this is a standoff. the algerian security forces surrounded this gas plant in the far east of algeria. the islamists are holed up inside, holding a number of western hostages. we don't know the exact numbers. there's been a press conference this morning from the norwegian stat oil company. it is saying that it had 17...
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dan lothian following all of those developments for us this morning. good morning. >> good morning, soledad. the white house sees this package that the president will be rolling out, as a comprehensive way to try to curb gun violence, the president will be doing something we've seen in the past. when he is trying to get something through congress, he involves the public. when he makes the announcement later on this morning, he will be surrounded by young kids. these are kids who wrote intimate letters to the president after the connecticut shootings. that in itself is also under attack. getting criticism that the president is using kids as props as he pushes this policy. that, though, will be the back drop as the president lays out what sources say will be the comprehensive package, focused on an assault weapons ban and pressing for a ban on high-capacity magazines and this is the new part, with more than 10 rounds. this should impact gunmen who won't be able to fire off as many rounds as quickly as we've seen in some of the shootings. universal backgr
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. >> thank you, dan. john berman has the other stories. >> you heard dan talking and in a few hours, new york may be one of the first state to enact tougher gun laws. the changes proposed by andrew cuomo puts new measures to place to keep guns away from the mentally ill. >> this is a surge on society. people had to live through these tragedies. tragedy after tragedy after tragedy and people are saying at what point do we get it? at what point do you say enough, we understand? no one else has to die. no more innocent loss of life. >> the governor's bill includes a webster provision, a life without parole sentence for anyone murdering a first responder. that was included in response to the fire and shooting in webster, new york that killed two firefighters. the organization at sandy hook promised for a conversation about guns and school safety. they voted to name a new school building after slain teacher victoria soto. she died after trying to shield her children from the gunman. >> fresh off the fiscal cli
. >> thank you, dan. john berman has the other stories. >> you heard dan talking and in a few hours, new york may be one of the first state to enact tougher gun laws. the changes proposed by andrew cuomo puts new measures to place to keep guns away from the mentally ill. >> this is a surge on society. people had to live through these tragedies. tragedy after tragedy after tragedy and people are saying at what point do we get it? at what point do you say enough, we understand?...
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i don't buy for a minute if you read tyler hamilton and dan quayle's book "the secret race," maybe at that level, where -- the level meaning tyler was a mountain climber and in 1999 and 2000 it was three guys who were on this sophisticated doping program, but even frankie and i who saw the usada report and read that book, it was new to us. it was completely new to us. 2000 was the turning point. 2001 on if you wanted to be on lance armstrong's winning tour team, then i would say, yeah, you had to do what it takes. >> he was the co-owner. >> he was the co-owner of the team, he made the decision who was fired -- who was fired and how much they got paid. for him to say he wasn't, when i say he was cherry picking, last night he was truthful with some things, and with other things he just wasn't truthful. >> but, betsy, basically lance armstrong was setting conditions such that the only way you could compete successfully was to dope. >> the only way to win. the only way to win was to dope. you could compete, but lance didn't want you did -- you wouldn't win. >> right. >> if you doped, then
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white house correspondent dan lothian following it all for us. dan, good morning. walk us through how today will go. >> good morning, soledad. the first chance to see the president and the first lady, the first family, in fact will, be this morning around 8:45 when they depart the white house, walk across the street to st. john's episcopal church, the church of the presidents. the first family has been there in the past. a couple of hours after that, they will head up to capitol hill for the swearing in ceremony, where the president and vice president will be sworn in for the public. some 800,000 people as you mentioned earlier, there to witness this event. then there will be a luncheon that will take place on the hill before the president gets a chance to at least deliver his inauguration speech which we're told this will be a hopeful speech, not one focused on policy where the president will talk about some of the challenges ahead, talk about getting the public engaged in pushing through his agenda in congress, and the first family will take part in the inaugural
white house correspondent dan lothian following it all for us. dan, good morning. walk us through how today will go. >> good morning, soledad. the first chance to see the president and the first lady, the first family, in fact will, be this morning around 8:45 when they depart the white house, walk across the street to st. john's episcopal church, the church of the presidents. the first family has been there in the past. a couple of hours after that, they will head up to capitol hill for...
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some of the major themes and we just learned this from dan lothian who covers the white house. this is sort of the fact that the president is confronting the reality of a divided washington that he'll be acknowledging that there are some divisions but he'll talk about how there's responsibility to work on issues where there are common ground and, of course, this is considered certainly a speech that is somewhat hard to deliver not only because historically second inaugurals are not always very memorable but also because it's situated in a very weird place temp porely for president obama. we've just had the fiscal cliff battle. there's an upcoming one with the debt ceiling. ep has to acknowledge this not so pretty reality in the washington as he gives a speech that's supposed to be inspirational. >> the reality is the same congress he was working with on friday will be the same congress he's working with come tuesday despite the speech. we'll watch closely to see more details coming up. thank you so much. we'll watch more of this ahead. >> we always know security is tight in was
some of the major themes and we just learned this from dan lothian who covers the white house. this is sort of the fact that the president is confronting the reality of a divided washington that he'll be acknowledging that there are some divisions but he'll talk about how there's responsibility to work on issues where there are common ground and, of course, this is considered certainly a speech that is somewhat hard to deliver not only because historically second inaugurals are not always very...
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dan glickman now joins us from washington. i should mention you fought for the assault weapons ban in congress and suffered dearly in your opinion for it back in '94. you lost your seat. you feel that was the reason why. characterize for me what it was like going door to door in your campaign after having supported that kind of gun control? >> clearly that '94 campaign, i thought i was in good shape. i worked on legislation that protected thousands of jobs in the aviation industry, which saved thousands of jobs in my town, after going door to door, i could see from talking to folks on the street, in many cases their guns, gun ownership and pride of ownership was more important to them than jobs were. that's why this is so difficult. the intensity to gun opposition puts these people almost to one issue voting. most of these people have in issues they're interested in. for a congressman out there who comes from a tough district, if they're hearing this from the standpoint of those who will say they will vote against you if you v
dan glickman now joins us from washington. i should mention you fought for the assault weapons ban in congress and suffered dearly in your opinion for it back in '94. you lost your seat. you feel that was the reason why. characterize for me what it was like going door to door in your campaign after having supported that kind of gun control? >> clearly that '94 campaign, i thought i was in good shape. i worked on legislation that protected thousands of jobs in the aviation industry, which...
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and our dan lothian is at the white house right now. hello, dan. give us a feel for what happened. who was in the room for the swearing-in, how long it lasted. we saw it on television. it was pretty short. the mood and any other details you might have for us. >> reporter: think the headline here is that the oath was administered without a hitch. there were no problems at all. as you remember four years ago, there were some problems with some words moved out of place, stepping on each other, the president and chief justice roberts. this time, it went off without a hitch. it was a very intimate setting in the white house blue room, the president surrounded by some close family members and friends. the first lady, his daughters, also his sister and his mother-in-law and brother. and it was a short event. only lasted for about 30 seconds. and then afterwards, sort of a colorful moment, where the president was hugging the first lady, hugging the first daughters and then his daughter, sasha, his youngest daughter, saying to the president, "well, you didn't mess up," again, making referen
and our dan lothian is at the white house right now. hello, dan. give us a feel for what happened. who was in the room for the swearing-in, how long it lasted. we saw it on television. it was pretty short. the mood and any other details you might have for us. >> reporter: think the headline here is that the oath was administered without a hitch. there were no problems at all. as you remember four years ago, there were some problems with some words moved out of place, stepping on each...
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dan lothian joins us now. the nra is on the attack before they have seen the plan. >> it's a controversial ad the nra has released. it's not only going after the president and suggesting he's an elitist, but also going after the first daughters. it is an ad that is clearly aimed at sort of defending their position, which is they believe as the president looks to have these two tracks, one put pressure on congress to pass some of this -- these regulations, but also for the president to do things on his own, there's this concern that perhaps their second amendment rights might be impacted. so they come out with this ad. take a listen. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their schools? mr. obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. protection for their kids, and gun-free zones for ours
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. >> turn to dan lothian, let's turn to dan lothian, on the white house lawn this afternoon. all right. one oath down. one to go. the one that everybody is looking forward to tomorrow. how did it go so far? >> that's right. the big ceremonial oath that will take place at the capitol but today the official oath taking place in the blue room at the white house. it lasted only about 30 seconds. the president surrounded by close family members and some friends. it went off without a hitch. it was interesting, after the 30-second swearing-in ceremony, the president hugs the first lady, goes to daughter malia who tells him, i'm happy. the president then telling his youngest daughter sasha, quote, i did it, and she says to him that "you didn't mess up" a preference to the last four years ago when the president and justice roberts essentially stepped on each other and words were left out and they had to do a redo. no redo necessary this time around because they got it right. next up for the president tonight, the president and the vice president will be attending a ceremony, a recept
. >> turn to dan lothian, let's turn to dan lothian, on the white house lawn this afternoon. all right. one oath down. one to go. the one that everybody is looking forward to tomorrow. how did it go so far? >> that's right. the big ceremonial oath that will take place at the capitol but today the official oath taking place in the blue room at the white house. it lasted only about 30 seconds. the president surrounded by close family members and some friends. it went off without a...
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lothian, from the white house. >> look at dan. see the nighttime shot of the white house behind him. you have the nighttime shot of the capitol. >> it is beautiful. >> i have been here a long time, 8 1/2 years covering the white house. if you're ever in d.c., go at nighttime. go to the white house, go to the monuments. it's a spectacular town. all the more so because we're celebrating the inauguration. thousands of police officers from all around the country right here in washington. they'll help bolster security for the president's inauguration. our joe johns is on top of this. he was at the swearing in tonight. is this standard operating procedure or are there extra concerns? >> no extra concerns about security. we're told there have been no credible threats, no advisories. this is pretty much standard operating procedure and the funny thing is no matter what state you are from in the united states, it's very likely that some police officers from where you live happen to be here today. we saw them between 2100, 2500 police offic
lothian, from the white house. >> look at dan. see the nighttime shot of the white house behind him. you have the nighttime shot of the capitol. >> it is beautiful. >> i have been here a long time, 8 1/2 years covering the white house. if you're ever in d.c., go at nighttime. go to the white house, go to the monuments. it's a spectacular town. all the more so because we're celebrating the inauguration. thousands of police officers from all around the country right here in...
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dan rivers is in london to bring us the very latest this morning. dan, good morning to you. algeria is defending a military operation that now has left at least one american and 11 others dead. what can you tell us about that? >> absolutely. this situation is not over yet. i think that is the headline. they're saying they're still pursuing terrorists and some hostages within this sprawling gas plant in the far south of algeria. as you say, the state department has confirmed one death. it's been widely reported he is from texas. the state department not going into further details about how many americans may still be missing. we're waiting for an update from london from the british foreign secretary william hague, chairing an emergency meeting about this. algerian state television is reporting that terrorists were planning to kill all of the hostages and to blow up this plant. so, it could have been a lot worse, had they managed to get through that. in the end algerians went in, freed some 650 people. there are still some 30 western hostages missing. >> do we know where those
dan rivers is in london to bring us the very latest this morning. dan, good morning to you. algeria is defending a military operation that now has left at least one american and 11 others dead. what can you tell us about that? >> absolutely. this situation is not over yet. i think that is the headline. they're saying they're still pursuing terrorists and some hostages within this sprawling gas plant in the far south of algeria. as you say, the state department has confirmed one death....
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joining me right now here is white house correspondent dan lothian. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so nice to be with you in person here. >> on this chilly morning. >> yes, on this chilly morning on the national mall. we saw the president unveil his gun plan this week. do you think that's job number one right now? >> i think it is. you hear the president and the vice president talk about seizing the moment. they realize that there are other times when you have these mass shootings, everyone talks about, you know, coming down with some kind of new regulations. and then they forget about it. so they realize in this case, they have the public support. polling is showing that most americans want stricter gun laws. and obviously, there will be opposition up on capitol hill. there is some bipartisan support for what the president is doing, but i think in general, there is a sense that now's the time to get it done. so that will be a big priority for the president. >> we've also been talking quite a bit about the debt ceiling. we now have the presi
joining me right now here is white house correspondent dan lothian. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so nice to be with you in person here. >> on this chilly morning. >> yes, on this chilly morning on the national mall. we saw the president unveil his gun plan this week. do you think that's job number one right now? >> i think it is. you hear the president and the vice president talk about seizing the moment. they realize that there are other times when you...
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dan rivers, appreciate your reporting there. thank you very much. >>> well, with president obama about to begin his second term, many are wondering what his legacy will be. could it be his new push for tighter gun laws or perhaps something else? we'll talk about that. >>> we've been taking a look -- ronald reagan's second inauguration remain the coldest on record, believe it or not, if you're keeping track. for that reason, they took it indoors. we'll be right back. >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> that i will faithfully executed -- >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability -- >> and will to the best of my ability -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste s
dan rivers, appreciate your reporting there. thank you very much. >>> well, with president obama about to begin his second term, many are wondering what his legacy will be. could it be his new push for tighter gun laws or perhaps something else? we'll talk about that. >>> we've been taking a look -- ronald reagan's second inauguration remain the coldest on record, believe it or not, if you're keeping track. for that reason, they took it indoors. we'll be right back. >>...
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dan lothian, what do we know about the speech and what the president wants to tell the american people? >> reporter: we're told by those familiar with the president's remarks that this will not be a policy speech but rather he will make it sort of a hopeful plea, talk about the reality that here in washington you can't settle every debate, but that you can look for areas of common ground. and this is a big difference from 2009 when the president came into office talking about changing the way that washington works and ran into the reality up on capitol hill. so he'll touch on that, touch on some of the challenges that the country faces as he moves forward on some key issues such as gun control, immigration reform, tries to deal with the debt ceiling. and finally, we're told that the president will push to get the public engaged, engaged in their community, engaged in the issues to put pressure on congress to move the president's initiatives forward, john. this is seen as sort of the stage one or the act one, part two will be the president's state of the union address where he'll add mo
dan lothian, what do we know about the speech and what the president wants to tell the american people? >> reporter: we're told by those familiar with the president's remarks that this will not be a policy speech but rather he will make it sort of a hopeful plea, talk about the reality that here in washington you can't settle every debate, but that you can look for areas of common ground. and this is a big difference from 2009 when the president came into office talking about changing the...
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dan simon is "outfront." >> a brilliant computer programmer. a world-class university, and a federal prosecutor. a three-way collision that some speculate led to a deepening depression for 26-year-old aaron schwartz. schwartz was best known as the co founder of reddit, a widely used social news and entertainment website built around user submitted content. president obama even used reddit to reach more than 5 million voters in his re-election campaign. most of them young people. in his short live, he became a folk hero, pushing to make web content free. but with prosecutors pressing serious charges, schwartz hanged himself friday in his brooklyn apartment. his lawyer said he doesn't know what put him over the edge, but the notion of prison time had him deeply worried. >> i know this case was weighing heavily on his mind and was a significant source of stress for him. >> the freedom to connect, like freedom of speech or like the freedom to murder. >> the case stemming from schwartz's passionate believe for a wide open, free internet. it dates ba
dan simon is "outfront." >> a brilliant computer programmer. a world-class university, and a federal prosecutor. a three-way collision that some speculate led to a deepening depression for 26-year-old aaron schwartz. schwartz was best known as the co founder of reddit, a widely used social news and entertainment website built around user submitted content. president obama even used reddit to reach more than 5 million voters in his re-election campaign. most of them young people....
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. >> cnn's dan rivers is in london. dan, there are so many different stories going around that the compound was attacked by the algerian military, that some of the hostages escaped, including one american. what are you hearing? >> well, i'm afraid it is a very confusing picture. the latest line we have from the british foreign office here in london confirming that the algerians have told them that there is an ongoing operation at this gas field suggesting that perhaps some sort of effort to go in. we know from the ministry of information in algeria they surrounded the terrorists with the hostages at the gas field, the troops were there. this sounds like they have gone in. there were widespread reports that helicopters were being used to attack the terrorist positions. now, the algerian foreign minister is clear on that saying the use of helicopters is wrong, it's a fantasy was their quote on that. in terms of the number of people that are being held hostage, we don't really have a clear idea, i'm afraid. the initial rep
. >> cnn's dan rivers is in london. dan, there are so many different stories going around that the compound was attacked by the algerian military, that some of the hostages escaped, including one american. what are you hearing? >> well, i'm afraid it is a very confusing picture. the latest line we have from the british foreign office here in london confirming that the algerians have told them that there is an ongoing operation at this gas field suggesting that perhaps some sort of...
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dan lothian is there, so dan, is the nra right? >> well, you know, i'm not going to make any predictions about what congress may or may not do. as we have learned over the last few years, what i can say is that assault weapons ban does appear to be facing an uphill effort up on capitol hill and i think what's interesting is that the president, right after the mass shooting in connecticut came out and talked about, you know, putting his support behind efforts to reinstate the assault weapons ban and this had been the position of the white house since then but what was interesting last week when the vice president was rolling out what he said what are the top tier recommendations that he had been getting of meeting with several groups he did not mention that at all so there were questions about whether the white house itself may have felt that it was losing steam and there was not support for this on capitol hill. but shortly thereafter, a spokesman for the white house saying the president and the vice president are still committed t
dan lothian is there, so dan, is the nra right? >> well, you know, i'm not going to make any predictions about what congress may or may not do. as we have learned over the last few years, what i can say is that assault weapons ban does appear to be facing an uphill effort up on capitol hill and i think what's interesting is that the president, right after the mass shooting in connecticut came out and talked about, you know, putting his support behind efforts to reinstate the assault...
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this from dan, he raised over $500 million for cancer research. doesn't that count for anything? and from mark, he can't change the paths, but he can go forward and accomplish great things. just ask bill clinton. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number -- not just me. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% (testosterone gel). the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy, increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or signs in a woman, which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or w
this from dan, he raised over $500 million for cancer research. doesn't that count for anything? and from mark, he can't change the paths, but he can go forward and accomplish great things. just ask bill clinton. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the...
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cnn white house correspondent dan lothian join us live now. dan. >> and the vice president ao met with the president today. they went other some proposals. the president saying that later in the week, he'll be outlining some specifics about watt administration needs to do. there will be no doubt, some resistance to what the president will be offering. but the president says that he is not worried about the politics. president obama says he's already reviewing the vice president's recommendations aimed at tackling gun violence. while some may require congressional approval. >> how we are gathering data, for example, on guns that fall into the hands of criminals. and how we track that more effectively. there may be some steps that we can take administratively as opposed to through legislation. >> reporter: strong resistance to executive orders from some gun right advocates who fear their second amendment rights might be put at risk. vice president biden, meeting with everyone from gun rights groups to the entertainment industry, sat down with ho
cnn white house correspondent dan lothian join us live now. dan. >> and the vice president ao met with the president today. they went other some proposals. the president saying that later in the week, he'll be outlining some specifics about watt administration needs to do. there will be no doubt, some resistance to what the president will be offering. but the president says that he is not worried about the politics. president obama says he's already reviewing the vice president's...
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. >> michael gerson, dan bae. >> are we have unanimity here. >> we can agree. >> right. exactly. thank you both so much for your time. >>> when we returning the second term and what it bodes for the white house. we are our interview with senior white house adviser, david plouffe. oh! progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your story for a chance to win a progress-oh! makeover in hollywood. go to facebook.com/progresso to enter. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! â
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want to bring in dan simon, following this from san francisco. tell us all about this. >> reporter: well, hi, suzanne. zuckerberg calling this one of the most exciting features facebook has come out with in a long time. now, no broadcast cameras were alo allowed for this event yesterday. facebook knows so much information about us. you got a billion users on facebook, they know our likes from hotels, cars, restaurants, all these photos. there is no really easy way to search for this information. well, that changes with this new product called graph search and facebook put together this video demonstration in terms of how it works. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: so these are some things you could potentially search for, people from my hometown who like hiking, people who like tennis and live nearby, music my friends like, photos of my friends taken in new york. so you can see, you can basically search for anything that your friends have posted on facebook. now this product, suzanne, is in beta. it is going to be rolled out gradually. you can see ho
want to bring in dan simon, following this from san francisco. tell us all about this. >> reporter: well, hi, suzanne. zuckerberg calling this one of the most exciting features facebook has come out with in a long time. now, no broadcast cameras were alo allowed for this event yesterday. facebook knows so much information about us. you got a billion users on facebook, they know our likes from hotels, cars, restaurants, all these photos. there is no really easy way to search for this...
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dan? >> thank you. marin county's gun buy back program has taken hundreds of guns out of north bay homes. authorities offered up to $200 in cash. the program was so popular it ran out of money in just an hour. that's $43,000. officers collected827 guns which included a sawed off shotgun. facebook is even more personal with a launch today of a search engine that is taylor made for you. graft search works off a database from people voluntarily sharing their likes and dislikes. it is different from sites because it allows you to instantly survey the places andke. the new feature might lure back the 1.4 million people nationwide who closed their facebook accounts in early december alone. the social network is still 166 million people strong in the united states. >> the -- >>> the internationally renouned maverick surf competition could take place this weekend. it could produce waves of more than 25 feet. know by friday or early saturday. the window is open through march 31st. >> but if sunday is a go it wil
dan? >> thank you. marin county's gun buy back program has taken hundreds of guns out of north bay homes. authorities offered up to $200 in cash. the program was so popular it ran out of money in just an hour. that's $43,000. officers collected827 guns which included a sawed off shotgun. facebook is even more personal with a launch today of a search engine that is taylor made for you. graft search works off a database from people voluntarily sharing their likes and dislikes. it is...
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dan gross of the brady campaign will join me. stay with us. we're right back. >>> thanks for staying with us tonight. today marks the one month anniversary since a gunman murdered 20 first graders and six adults at sandy hook elementary school. now in the past month, here is what we have gone through. gun sales have absolutely skyrocketed. the nra has refused to compromise. the vice president of the united states has conducted a wide ranging search for solutions. today president obama renewed his call for common sense gun measures. >> are there some sensible steps that we can take to make sure that somebody like the individual in newtown can't walk into a school and gun down a bunch of children in a shockingly rapid fashion? and surely we can do something about that. >> the president mentioned the need for stronger background checks. he wants to regulate high capacity clips. he is calling for a meaningful assault weapons ban. vice president joe biden, he met with him today, also with the house democrats to get their input. but other congressio
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bianna and dan. good morning, everyone. >>> the search is on for the al qaeda leader behind that four-day hostage standoff in algeria. the algerian army ended the crisis at the gas facility saturday. seven of the ten americans got out. at least one was killed and the fate of two others is unknown. 23 hostages in all were killed. >>> more fallout this morning from lance armstrong's doping confession, a texas company that ensured performance bonuses for three of his tour de france victory plans to sue the disgraced cyclist for $12 million. the company had settled a previous suit paying him back in 2005 after arguing he was not a clean rider. >>> and the nhl, the hockey season is finally under way, it started on saturday. four months late because of a lockout. the stanley cup champion los angeles kings raised their banner to the rafters with the help of the family of ana marquez-greene, a victim of the sandy hook massacre in newtown, connecticut. l.a., however, lost to chicago. the blackhawks, i believe
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bianna, dan? >> that movie getting a lot of headlines over the past few weeks. >>> all right, time for a check of the weather and back over to ginger zee. hey, ginger. >> good morning, guys. on the east coast not only will record warmth be the story but fog will create problems, less than a half mile in philadelphia. traveling by road or by air, i'd check ahead. because from the carolinas up to maine, we have fog advisorieadv. a live shot. you can hardly see anything. almost nothing, this runway behind there. i would imagine some of the airports are going to have issues on the east coast, the cold, back in parts of the south and west is going to begin moderating toward midweek. phoenix will see a high today of 48, 50s into tuesday. salt lake city will moderate from 10 today to 26 on tuesday. i'll fly you across the nation, a little ice and some storms in the center here from tennessee through parts of alabama but other than that it's just all that warmth in the east. that's the big picture. >> so
bianna, dan? >> that movie getting a lot of headlines over the past few weeks. >>> all right, time for a check of the weather and back over to ginger zee. hey, ginger. >> good morning, guys. on the east coast not only will record warmth be the story but fog will create problems, less than a half mile in philadelphia. traveling by road or by air, i'd check ahead. because from the carolinas up to maine, we have fog advisorieadv. a live shot. you can hardly see anything....
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dan? >> thank you. marin county's gun buy back program has taken hundreds of guns out of north bay homes. authorities offered up to $200 in cash. the program was so popular it ran out of money in just an hour. that's $43,000. officers collected827 guns which included a sawed off shotgun. facebook is even more personal with a launch today of a search engine that is taylor made for you. graft search works off a database from people voluntarily sharing their likes and dislikes. it is different from sites because it allows you to instantly survey the places and things they like. the new feature might lure back the 1.4 million people nationwide who closed their facebook accounts in early december alone. the social network is still 166 million people strong in the united states. >> the -- >>> the internationally renouned maverick surf competition could take place this weekend. it could produce waves of more than 25 feet. organizers should know by friday or early saturday. the window is open through march 31st
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. >> all right, dan, please keep us informed if you find out any additional information, any updates there. and of course another big story that we're covering, this the story everybody is talking about today, lance armstrong telling everybody about his doping. >> was it a big deal to you? did it feel wrong? >> at the time? no. >> it did not even feel wrong? >> scary. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the world up. and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. cisco. tomorrow starts here. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um...
. >> all right, dan, please keep us informed if you find out any additional information, any updates there. and of course another big story that we're covering, this the story everybody is talking about today, lance armstrong telling everybody about his doping. >> was it a big deal to you? did it feel wrong? >> at the time? no. >> it did not even feel wrong? >> scary. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the...
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dan? >> important to emphasize it is not too late to get the shot, john, thanks for your report this morning. >>> now to allegations of hypocrisy and absurdity as the recovery from super storm becomes a political football. they'll vote on relief money but politicians from the northeast are outraged that republicans want to give them much less than they're asking for. abc's david kerley is at the white house this morning. >> reporter: not so fast is what some republicans are saying so for the third time we'll hear heated words from northeast lawmakers when this comes up in the house of representatives. >> so bad. >> reporter: 2 1/2 months and the victims of sandy and their representatives have had enough. >> they have suffered long enough. they need to hear from their government. >> reporter: they are helping, but in chunks. congress passed more than $9 billion if aid a week ago. but the states and the president have asked for another $50 billion. instead the house plan calls for just $17 b
dan? >> important to emphasize it is not too late to get the shot, john, thanks for your report this morning. >>> now to allegations of hypocrisy and absurdity as the recovery from super storm becomes a political football. they'll vote on relief money but politicians from the northeast are outraged that republicans want to give them much less than they're asking for. abc's david kerley is at the white house this morning. >> reporter: not so fast is what some republicans are...
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dan? >> nick schifrin, thank you. >> bianna, over to you. >> terrifying week. >>> we'll turn now to the countdown to president obama's second inauguration. tomorrow hundreds of thousands of people will watch the president take the oath of office on the steps of the capitol but today he'll be sworn in officially at a private ceremony in the white house and david kerley joins us from washington. good morning to you, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. washington's already filling up with visitors to see him take the oath and actually have a little fun and party. ♪ yeah >> reporter: for some lucky kids, the party started last night. ♪ yeah, yeah >> reporter: the kids' inaugural balance had some of the kids from "glee" and katy perry. ♪ you make me feel like >> reporter: later today as mandated on january 20th the president will take the oath before noon. but that will be in the white house. then tomorrow on the steps of the capitol -- >> i barack hussein obama -- >> reporter: -- o
dan? >> nick schifrin, thank you. >> bianna, over to you. >> terrifying week. >>> we'll turn now to the countdown to president obama's second inauguration. tomorrow hundreds of thousands of people will watch the president take the oath of office on the steps of the capitol but today he'll be sworn in officially at a private ceremony in the white house and david kerley joins us from washington. good morning to you, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna....
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